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I’m personally not much of a germ theorist. Our culture has adopted a war-like metaphor to understand “germs,” the very things we’ve been cohabiting with since the beginning of time, as the enemy. Heck, the very things that we evolved from.
I know my belief system is somewhat of a contradiction given that I suffered with an infectious disease that debilitated my system for so long. Even still, I can’t get behind a world view that has nature as the enemy because I strongly believe nature is overwhelmingly (and despite her own best interest) on our side.
Years ago I learned to view bacteria, viruses, fungus, and parasites as the cleanup crew of the body, much as crows, vultures, worms, and mushrooms are the cleanup crew for the Earth. This paradigm fits much better with my holistic belief systems and science is starting to prove what I’ve long believed about cooperation instead of competition and the vast and miraculous mystery that is the natural world.
Yet how do I reconcile that belief system with the tenacity of the spirochete as the cause of Lyme disease? Well I’m not entirely sure but I do tend think that there so much more to this than we know right now. Partly I believe that we are being bombarded with things that humans have never seen before – electro magnetic fields, endless screen time, depleted soil systems, excessive toxins in our water and air, and extreme social and relational disconnection and isolation.
One explanation that I toy with is that the Lyme causing spirochete has been altered in some significant way so that it’s now some kind of mutant. Otherwise I don’t think it would be so damaging or so difficult to get rid of. This could be due to human intervention or influenced by one or more of the factors mentioned above (EMF’s as an example). I know many folks in the Lyme community believe this and there is endless information out there to explore including Plum Island (man-made theory) and Dr. Klinghardt (EMF causing mutation theory). This makes sense to me especially in the context of Lyme creating such an immense load on the system. It feels like a smart entity.
These are the things that most long term Lymies come to eventually:
For decades I wasn’t willing to see my condition as an enemy or as the “other.” I was wanting to work on my health through a context of nourishment, self care, and love. Yet as I got older, the symptoms got worse and worse. At points I was bedridden and forcing myself towards work and daily tasks. I spent weeks and months feeling debilitated and very ill.
One of the biggest take a way’s for me is that I had to be willing to be brutal. I had to be willing to do whatever it took to reduce and eliminate the infection. This is not the lesson I was expecting and one that I was reluctant to embrace. But it certainly paid off. Though in a long slow recovery, I am nowhere near the kind of sick that I was for year.
I have no idea why this was the lesson for me in particular. I’m still playing with these concepts and ideas and it might take a lifetime or more to understand the puzzle.
One of the themes that I heard over and over again when I talked to long time Lyme sufferers of at least 15 years or more, is that Lyme Disease is some kind of upgrade. Here are some far-out, cosmic, and potentially enlightening perspectives that I’ve heard from long-term Lymies and folks who treat them:
Take what you will from these thoughts as there is no way to prove or disprove them. As I try them on, I notice feeling more expanded, more connected to all that is, and more empowered. That can only be a good thing.
There are endless resources out there. I hesitate to list them because it’s overwhelming. And you’ll be doing all your own research. Some day I will dig up what I feel to be the best resources. I’m going to list one because this woman is heartful and authentic and has a great website. Enjoy. http://www.lymecompass.net/
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